Kanji

薤

Meaning

scallion and shallot

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • らっきょう Chinese onion (Allium chinense)
  • にら

On'yomi

  • かい ろ ephemeral nature of the human world

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/16

Related Entries

薤 らっきょう
Chinese onion (Allium chinense...

Component Analysis

薤
scallion, shallot
らっきょう, にら, カイ
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
𩐁
歹
bare bone, bad, wrong...
ガツ, ガチ, タイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
夕
evening
ゆう, セキ
韭
leek radical (no. 179)
キュウ, ク
非
un-, mistake, negative...
あら.ず, ヒ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

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